A new study out of the University of California, Irvine, may have figured out why we are reacting as if those short waits were crazy dangerous. Researchers Ashley J. Thomas, P. Kyle Stanford and Barbara W. Sarnecka discovered that when it comes to child safety, our risk assessment is determined not by a rational analysis of the facts, but by our judgment of the parent – particularly the mom.

For the full story, please visit http://www.downtownexpress.com/2016/09/01/study-people-think-working-moms-are-immoral/.

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